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BLIND, STUPID AND DESPERATE
 
05/06: Preview: Reading
Census
The results of a survey of 130 Reading fans

Where will you finish?
Straight up:19
Playoffs:66
Top half:41
Middle:4
Bottom half:0
Going dahn:0

Mean prediction:
6th (9th Most Confident Supporters)
(Last Season's Mean Prediction : 6th)

What would the perfect Division One table look like?
(Last season's position in brackets) 

	
			UP	DOWN	SCORE
1  (1)	Reading   	- 	-  	-
2  (3)	Ipswich 	33 	5 	28     
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3  (-)	Norwich 	27 	3 	24 
4  (-)	Crystal Palace 	27 	6 	21 
5  (15)	Preston 	11 	2 	9 
6  (-)	Southampton 	32 	24 	8     
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7  (19)	Derby 		10 	2 	8 
8  (-)	Sheff Wed 	9 	3 	6 
9  (5)	Crewe 		16 	14 	2 
10 (6)	Plymouth 	4 	5 	-1 
11 (-)	Luton 		7 	9 	-2 
12 (14)	Stoke 		7 	10 	-3 
13 (-)	Hull 		6 	9 	-3 
   (7)	QPR 		6 	9 	-3 
15 (10)	Watford 	5 	9 	-4 
16 (17)	Leicester 	1 	6 	-5 
17 (12)	Burnley 	1 	8 	-7 
18 (9)	Coventry 	1 	9 	-8 
19 (8)	Sheff Utd 	5 	20 	-15 
20 (18)	Millwall 	1 	26 	-25 
21 (21)	Leeds 		7 	34 	-27    
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22 (22)	Brighton 	5 	52 	-47 
23 (20)	Cardiff 	2 	50 	-48 
24 (23)	Wolves 		18 	68 	-50

Which player in this Division would you most like to sign?
Andy Johnson (11% votes)
(Last Season: Matthew Etherington)

Who is the club's weakest link?
James Harper (22% votes)
(Last Season: Marcus Hahnemann)

What team should line up on August 6th?

Marcus
Hahnemann
Graeme
Murty		 Ibrahima
Sonko		 Ivar
Ingimarsson		 Nicky
Shorey
Glen
Little		 Steve
Sidwell		 James
Harper		 Bobby
Convey
  Dave
Kitson		 Leroy
Lita		  

Number of different spellings of Ivar Ingimarsson: 40
Eight survive from last season's selection (most survivors in division).

World Cup or Promotion?:
24% say World Cup (13th most patriotic supporters)

Who'd play your manager in a Hollywood Blockbuster:
Kevin Spacey

Other insightful nominations:
Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Willis, David Hasselhoff, Felicity Kendall, Gary Oldman, John Malkovich, Patrick Stewart, Robert Duvall, "Someone very dull - maybe the guy that plays Keith in 'The office'. But he'd be a bit thinner and have less hair."

In general, what's your opinion of beards?:

Should be encouraged where appropriate30
Ban 'em29
Not a subject for government intervention25
Can be grown under licence23
Ought to be compulsory18

Supporters secpnd most in favour of encouragement

What is the capital of Ecuador? :
42% answer correctly (4th most knowledgable supporters)

25% confess to cheating (13th biggest cheats) of whom 6 still answered incorrectly

Other original suggestions: Troubadoor, Beard, Andorra, Kopotito, Wolverhampton, Quinto

If your players were given the task of making gravy as some kind of team-building exercise, how would it turn out?

Strangely Lumpy56
Just Right31
Custard15
Dry Paste12
Cold Water11

Which is best, mud or dust?:
72% say Mud (19th most pro-mud)

Is there really any need?:
52% say Yes (14th most enthusiastic)